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Chronicles

Format

Paperback

Price

$17.00

Paperback

ISBN 9780140442007

496 Pages

27 Apr 1978

Penguin Classics

18 and up

Overview

The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are only part of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividly describes the Peasants’ Revolt, trading activities and diplomacy against a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the same sense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies the works of Froissart’s contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are a magnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.

Table of Contents

ChroniclesIntroductionAcknowledgmentsThe Chronological Background

Book One (1322-77)PrologueThe Beginning of a ReignDeposition of Edward II and Accession of Edward IIIThe Scots Invade EnglandEdward III Does Homage to Philip VIPreliminaries of the Hundred Years WarBattle of SluysThe Order of the GarterThe Campaign of CrecyThe Siege of CalaisBlack Death, Flagellants and JewsSea Battle off WinchelseaThe Siege of Breteuil and the Poitiers CampaignConsequences of PoitiersThe Three Estates; the Free CompaniesThe JacquerieThe Last Days of Étienne MarcelBrigandry, Warfare and PredictionsKing John’s Return to England and His DeathThe Battle of Montiel and Death of Peter the CruelThe Sack of LimogesThe Turn of the TideDu Guesclin Appointed ConstableLa Rochelle Goes Over to the FrenchJohn of Gaunt’s Fruitless ExpeditionThe End of a Reign

Book Two (1376-85)Papal Affairs and the Great SchismThe Great SchismThe Peasants’ Revolt in EnglandAffairs of FlandersBattle of RoosebekeCharles VI Marries Isabella of Bavaria

Book Three (1386-8)At the Court of the Count of FoixThe Haunting of Sir PeterReminiscences of the Bascot de Mauléon, FreebooterThe Tale of the FamiliarPreparations for a French Invasion of EnglandTrial by CombatRichard II’s First Struggle with His UnclesJohn of Gaunt’s Expedition to SpainThe Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase)

Book Four (1389-1400)Queen Isabella’s Entry into ParisA Royal VisitationTournament at Saint-InglevertThe Duke of Touraine in TroubleThe Death of the Count of FoixCharles VI Goes MadFroissart Revisits EnglandThe English in IrelandTwo MarriagesThe Downfall of Richard IIThe Murder of GloucesterThe Challenge and Bolingbroke’s BanishmentRichard loses ControlThe Return of BolingbrokeThe Surrender of King RichardRichard’s AbdicationCoronation of BolingbrokePlots against Henry IVThe End of Richard of Bordeaux

Notes in Form of GlossaryMap: France and Neighbouring Territories in the Fourteenth CenturyIndex of Persons